Uchiha Itachi's opinion of Hoshimi was, of course, unknown to Hoshimi, but even if he knew, he probably wouldn't react.
After all, how could a lion running across the land care about the evaluation of a white-eyed wolf?
With that time, it would be better to practice Taijutsu or master Ninjutsu a few more times to improve skill proficiency!
In fact, it was true. Although he didn't stay to train like Itachi, Hoshimi actually found a deserted place to cultivate alone until night fell. Only after he was exhausted did he drag his weary body back to the small wooden house where he was temporarily residing.
While lying down to rest, he also pondered his current situation.
"Anbu, I didn't expect to join it so haphazardly!
But, for me, this might also be a good thing!
Putting aside everything else, with this identity, at least Danzo shouldn't come looking for me anymore, because I've already been branded with Hiruzen Sarutobi's mark!
Moreover, joining Anbu not only provides me with a better training environment, but more importantly, with this identity, I might be able to plan for things I never dared to imagine before!
For example, improving my prestige within the Hyuga Clan!"
"I want revenge on the Hyuga Main Family, but this doesn't mean that all of the Branch Family are my enemies. If handled well, they can even be my helpers, after all, they are also victims!
They have ample reason to resist!
I didn't dare to hope for these things before because my status and position were too low. Let alone within the Hyuga Clan, even within the Hyuga Branch Family, I basically had no say!
But now it's different. Having joined Anbu, my status within the Hyuga Clan can be said to have risen sharply!
Furthermore, I can also display some of my strength. After all, with the excuses of Anbu elite training and the family's allocation of resources, it seems quite reasonable for my strength to improve quickly?!
With strength and status, and then gaining some prestige, by then, I wouldn't dare to say that a single call would gather a hundred responses, but at least when I act, the Hyuga Branch Family members who obstruct me should be much fewer!
Moreover, if I'm even more ruthless, and reveal a method to break the Caged Bird Seal, I can also win over a portion of the Branch Family Ninja to become my loyal followers!
Before possessing absolute power, the strength of a group is still very important. This is an opportunity, and I must seize it!"
After adjusting his plan, Hoshimi felt that his future had suddenly become much clearer, and even his sleep quality improved significantly!
...Time flew by, and another half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
During this time, Hoshimi had completely adapted to life in Anbu.
Compared to attending the Ninja Academy before, Anbu was undoubtedly more suitable for Hoshimi. This could be seen from his attribute panel:
[Ninjutsu: Clone Technique (E): lv10 (MAX) (Breakthrough available)]
[Ninjutsu: Alien (B): lv10 (MAX) (Breakthrough available)]
[Ninjutsu: Substitution Technique (E): lv10 (MAX) (Breakthrough available)]
[Spirit Devour (B): lv10 (MAX) (Breakthrough available)]
[Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique (C): lv10 (MAX) (Breakthrough available)] (Other Fire Release Ninjutsu folded)
[Wind Release: Great Breakthrough (C): lv10 (MAX) (Breakthrough available)]
[Nintaijutsu: Wind Shunshin (B): lv5 (2663 / 10000) (Breakthrough available)]
[Taijutsu: Hyuga Gentle Fist (C): lv10 (Max) (Breakthrough available)]
[Taijutsu: Iron Fist Basic (C): lv10 (Max) (Breakthrough available)]
[Taijutsu: Konoha Style Hard Fist (B): lv10 (8757 / 10000)]
[Sealing Technique: Sealing Pulse Seal - Evil Break (B): MAX (Breakthrough available)]
[Dōjutsu: Byakugan (A): lv7 (46583 / 51200)]
[Byakugan: Intimidation (A): lv7 (9720 / 51200)]
[Eight Gates Released Formation (S): lv4 (24632 / 40000)]
[Shadow Clone Jutsu (B): lv8 (3765 / 8000)]
[Insect Sealing Technique (A): lv1 (1500 / 10000)]
[Free Experience: 75329]
[Evaluation: Kage-level? Don't be proud, you've just stepped through the threshold!]
Compared to a month ago, he had undoubtedly made too much progress, especially in the half month since joining Anbu, Hoshimi's improvement was truly visible to the naked eye.
Several C-rank Wind and Fire Release Ninjutsu were basically maxed out by Hoshimi. In terms of Taijutsu, the B-rank Konoha Style Hard Fist and the S-rank Eight Gates Released Formation also made significant progress!
Among them, Hoshimi was already able to open the Fourth Gate, the Gate of Pain, of the Eight Gates Released Formation. At full burst, Hoshimi's attack and speed could be increased several times, giving his Taijutsu strength a comprehensive boost.
However, the drawbacks of this Ninjutsu also began to show. Opening the Fourth Gate, the Gate of Pain, had already begun to damage Hoshimi's body. If he hadn't fused with a portion of hashirama cells and gained relatively strong self-healing abilities, Hoshimi probably wouldn't have dared to continue cultivating this Forbidden Jutsu!
With his extraordinary Taijutsu strength, coupled with the Byakugan's inherent Intimidation skill, Hoshimi's strength had already entered the Kage-level!
Although the panel's evaluation was a bit harsh, Hoshimi felt that if he didn't encounter an opponent that specifically countered him, with his strength, he could completely contend with seasoned Kage-level experts.
For example, the Sannin of this period!
Of course, if he wasn't stingy with his free experience, Hoshimi could actually improve more. Putting aside everything else, just breaking the limits of several Ninjutsu would inevitably greatly enhance his strength!
However, Hoshimi did some calculations and felt it wasn't very cost-effective, so he gave up on this seemingly good option.
Having had several experiences with breaking skill limits, Hoshimi had also grasped some patterns of the panel's skill limit breaking.
For example, a single limit break basically upgrades a skill by one level, and at this time, the required free experience is often the least!
But if one wants to break the limit again, it's a different story. The consumption of free experience will increase by at least tenfold!
Taking the first limit break skill Spirit Devour as an example, if Hoshimi wanted to break the limit of this skill again, it would require a whopping 120,000 free experience, which is more than ten times the previous amount!
Therefore, Hoshimi also understood that unless it was a low-level skill with special potential, he had best choose to break the limit of high-level skills, otherwise, no matter how much free experience he had, it wouldn't be enough for such wasteful spending!
Moreover, not choosing to break the limit immediately also has an advantage, which is that at critical moments, Hoshimi can have more options.
Some skills, whose limit-breaking directions didn't seem very good at the time, can play an extremely astonishing role in certain special scenarios.
At this time, Hoshimi wouldn't have to worry about missing out on these limit-breaking directions!
In short, with food in hand, there's no need to panic!
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